There will be a new bank holiday on the 5Th june 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.. Also the End of May Bank holiday will be moved to the 4th June.

Happy days

Since I posted this over a year ago it has been by far the largest number of clicks I have had from Google.!!  As a result I thought it might be a good idea for me to provide a little more info as it has now become more clear as to what will be happening.

School closures

Schools in England and Wales will be able to close on Tuesday 5 June 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

If a school is already closed on 5 June for half term or another reason, it will be able to close on a different day.

A Diamond Jubilee Pageant will take place at Windsor Castle in May 2012. Buckingham Palace is coordinating a programme of events over the long weekend, including:

• Big Jubilee Lunches
• a River Pageant on the Thames
• a concert at Buckingham Palace
• the lighting of 2012 beacons throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth

The Queen and other members of the Royal Family will also attend a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Many more events will happening during 2012 for the Jubilee and then we’ll have the Olympics!!

More info is at Direct Gov web site